Almost all kiwis are ready for harvest at the same time. Any delay will have a strongly influence on the quality during storage. As a result of this there are plenty of kiwis at harvest time at low prices. After the short harvest season the prices of kiwis raise, so storage for kiwis is a good investment.

Frouta Protofanousi S.A. is an exporting company of kiwi fruit. The harvest time of kiwis is short. If a kiwi is harvested at the right moment, the kiwi can be stored at a certain temperature, under controlled atmosphere for about 1 year, without losing quality. The controlled atmosphere ensures that the kiwis are not de-hydrated.

At Frouta Protofanousi the intake of kiwis is 400 tons per day @ 20°C.
In the pre cooling rooms, the kiwis are cooled down from 20°C to 5°C within 24 hours. After this, the Kiwis are stored in one of the 19 storage rooms at 0,5°C, with a controlled relative humidity of  92-95%.